D'Backs 12, Braves 6

-How bad was this game? Micah Owings, according to Game Scores, had the second best day of any pitcher and the best day of any hitter. That's the kind of game you can only laugh about because if you think about it too much, you might find a very tall building to jump off of, cursing Owings' name the whole way down.

-All told, Owings allowed three hits (all solo homers) and struck out seven in seven frames. At the plate, he went 4 for 5 with a double and a pair of homers. He finished with six ribbies and now has an OPS of .851. Brian McCann's OPS is .770. Yeah...

-Jeff Francoeur had a solid game, homering twive and picking up three RBI's. The Braves scored three meaningless runs in the ninth to give the impression that the game wasn't as much of a turd as it could have been.

-The defense did little to help Buddy, but then again, he also did little to help himself. He was charged with eight runs, five earned, in five innings. He struck out four and walked two while allowing ten hits. Three errors added to the shitfest. Villy sucked and allowed four insurance runs in his one inning, though two scored after Manny Acosta replaced him. Mahay and Soriano brought some calm to this storm.

-Braves leading 6-2 right now so they can salvage a game of this series.